Michigan

Cars enter local business at the scene of an attack on Wednesday at the street corners of Morang and Balfour on Thursday, April 3, 2014 in Detroit. A suburban Detroit man was in critical condition Thursday with severe head injuries after a neighborhood mob beat and kicked him when he stopped to check on a 10-year-old boy who stepped from a curb into the path of his pickup. The 54-year-old man, whose name was not released, was being treated at a Detroit hospital as police scoured the east side neighborhood where he was attacked Wednesday afternoon. The boy, David Harris, was expected to recover from his injuries, according to Desmond Key, who said he was the 10-year-old's uncle. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Clarence Tabb Jr)
(AP Photo/Detroit News, Clarence Tabb Jr)

DETROIT, MI -- At least one of four people now in custody for the mob attack on Steven Utash in Detroit last week is expected in court Tuesday.

Bruce Edward Wimbush Jr., 17, of Detroit, is charged with assault with intent to murder and assault with intent to do great bodily harm for his involvement in a beating that left Utash in critical condition after he'd struck 10-year-old David Harris with his pickup and exited to check on the injured boy.

Wimbush was scheduled to be arraigned Monday, but the hearing was cancelled at the request of the Detroit Police Department, whose investigators say they are widening the scope of the investigation and haven't ruled out that this was a hate crime.

Utash is white, while his attackers are believed to be black. Two days after the attack, police said there was no evidence indicating the attack was racially motivated.

The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said the arraignment is expected to occur between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. today.

Police say up to 12 participated in the brutal attack. Deborah Hughes, a retired nurse who spoke with WXYZ-Channel 7 Action News, said there were up to 100 bystanders watching the assault who did nothing. Hughes said she first tried to help the boy, who suffered a broken bone, and then saw the mob stomping on Utash and was able to intervene.

Utash remained hospitalized and unconscious Monday.

in addition to Wimbush, three others, including at least one juvenile, have been arrested.

The story has garnered nationwide attention and support. Relatives of Utash started a fundraising site to help pay for his medical bills with a goal of raising $50,000. As of Monday night, three days into the effort, they had raised $128,000.